A lawsuit alleging the cover-up of the sexual abuse of minors at a prominent Christian ministry is becoming “like Bill Cosby,” with “more and more victims … coming forward telling the same story.”That’s according to David Gibbs III, whose Gibbs Law Firm initially filed a civil lawsuit in Illinois against the Institute of Basic Life Principles and its founder, Bill Gothard, in DuPage County on behalf of Gretchen Wilkinson, Jane Doe, Charis Barker, Rachel Frost and Rachel Lees.
Later, the lawsuit, which alleges the defendant organization is “liquidating assets” totaling more than $100 million “in an attempt to flee the jurisdiction (state of Illinois) where this wrongful conduct occurred,” was expanded to add plaintiffs Jane Doe II, Melody Fedoriw, Jane Doe III, Jamie Deering and Ruth Copley. ...
